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Chris de Burgh

RESULTS FOR 2009 Ranking: 1,771= Worth: £30m New entry Source of wealth: Music

De Burgh, 60, is still set to become the first western artist to play in Iran since the country's Islamic revolution in 1979. "I visited Tehran earlier this year because for more than 20 years, my music has been extremely popular there and I was invited there by the Iranian government," he explained last October, adding: "I believe the concert will happen. Right now, it's a very complicated game of chess that's going on." De Burgh, the son of a British diplomat and Irish mother, started his pop career in 1975 with the album Far Beyond These Castle Walls. He lives on a £3m estate in Co Wicklow, Ireland. Between 1976 and 1991, he had 80 gold, silver or platinum awards. He has sold 35m albums worldwide. Net assets at his Ferryman Productions company came in at